Strainer



Oct. 23, 1928. 1,688,429

W. B. MURDEN STRAINER Filed Feb. 2, 1926 Patented ct. 23, 1928;

I oruTED s'rATs WILLI'AM BADIsoN MURDEN, or* NEWARK, NEW JRsY.

STRAI NEI'.

Application filed Februaryv This invention relates to 'new'fand usefuliinprovements in strainers. i i

One object of the invention isto provide a strainer specially 'designedfor use in strain-'v ing liquidl ingredients of soups, and other liquidfoods, into the cooker, and is of such construction that the strainingoperation may be easily and quiclly accomplished.

Another object of the invention is to pro- Figure shows a Verticalsectional view thereof.

Figure 3 shows aibottom plan view of the lower end cap employed, and

Figure Li shows a framentary plan view of the strainer. g

Eeferring now more particularly to the drawings, vwherein like numeralsof refer-` ence designate Similar parts in each of the ligures thenumeral 1 desinates the strainer body whichV is formed of forannnatedmaterial and is of a general inverted'conical shape. There is acomparatively wrde rini of sheet metal 2 forining the upper part of thebody and which may-be formed integrally therewith, or soldered thereto.

There is an outwardly threaded,,annularcollar 3,'so1dered, or otherwisesecured to the hot-tom of the body 1.V There is a lower end cap 4,threaded onto the collar 8 and formed with a spider 5 which supports theforami- .nated plate 6, and is formed with a. central bearing 7 toreceive the lower end ofthe vertical paddle shaft 8. There is a bridge 9which spans, and is secured to the top of the body 1. The ends of thisbridge are downwardly turned to fit over the body andl slotted toreceive the clarnp screws 10, 107 by means of which the bridge isdetacha-bly fastened to said body. i

This bridge has an inverted U-shaped section forming the Verticalspace'd sides 11, 11, held in spaced relation by the tie rod 12.

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overturned lug 18 carried by said U-shaped i section ofthe bridge'/Vorking in suitablealigned bearino's of the sides 11,11, there isV ashaft 14-, whose outer endvhas a cranlr 15 fixed thor-eon and whoseinner end has a fixed bevel gear wheel '16 in mesh with a pinion l17fixed on the paddle lshaft 8. i

Vithin the body 1 and fixed to the paddle shaft 8 are the oppositelydis'posed wings or paddles 18 whoseouter edges converge downwardly, tosweep closely around the foraniinated Walls of said strainer body. Thesewings are sli ghtly offset and their outer upper edges are Curvedforwardly so asto force the contents of the strainer downwardly 'towardthe converging walls of the strainer body, asthe wings, of paddlcs arerotated. lhesewings also have perforations 19 so that they will morerapidly mix the contents of the strainer. w i w Thestrainer has asuitable handle 20 andV opposite it a catch 21. The handle serves itsusual purpose, and, Vtogether with the' catch serves as a support forthe strainer on the cooking vessel during the straining operation. i'

What I claim is v1. A strainer including a receptacle whosc walls areforarninated, a foran'iinated ad-w 'justable' bottom for said ireceptacle having Va central bearing, a reinovable bridge carried by,the receptacle and having bearings aligned with said bottom beari'ng, apaddle shaft rotatably mounted in said bea'i'ings, paddles Von saidshaft, the upper portion the enter edges of said paddlesbeing forwardlyCurved, lsaid bridge also having bearings in substantially right angularali'gnment with respect to said shaft, a crank shaft in said last nainedbearings, operatively connected with and adapted to drive the paddleshaft.

2. .A strainer including a receptacle having forar'ninated walls, abridge spanning said receptacle, a section'of said bridge having asubstantiallyinverted U-shape forming parallelA sides provided withbearings, a CrankV shaft said bearings, a paddle shaft disposed at rightangles to said cranl: shaft. said bridge having a bearing in which saidpaddle Vshaft rotates, paddles fiized on said paddle shaft within thereceptacle, said pad-V dles being offset relative to each other and Thepaddle shaft 8 has a bearing in the bridge 'having the upper parts oftheir outer edges forwurdly Curved,l ntermeshng bevel gears fixed on therespective shafts and forn'lng an operatve connection between them.

3. Aetraner including a receptacle havng iloraminated Walls, a bridgespanning said recepaele, a section of said bridgehav-V paddle shat wthnthe receptaele andvthe upper parts of Whose edges are forwardly Curved,intermeshing beel gears fixed on Jche respe'ctlve shafts and fornnng anoperatl've connection-between them, a remov'able foraminated bottom forthe receptaele havng 'a central bearng for the lower end of the paddleshaft. i i p v In 'ceetlmony Whereof I have' slgned my b name to *e'hvsspecification.

WILLIAM BADISION MURDEN.

